Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-06-28
CAPTURED AT LAST.
The DeSperadOeS Who Murdered Officer
Hulligan on q Train Near Ravenma.
Ohio Caught i'm Northern MICHIGAN.

CLEVELAND, o., June 28.-At an early hour this
morning the following message was received at
the central police station, dated at Alpena, Mich,
June 81, and addressed to Superintendent OF Po-
lice Schmttt: "Have got Morgan, Pat Hanley and
Bill Harrington; Sheriff Lynch badly wounded;
Denton, deputy sheriff.
Morgan, hanley and Harrington are three OF the
four robbers who rescued McMunn, their leader. at
kavenna, Ohio, whiie he was being brought here
from Pittsburg, Pa, by Capt. Hoehn and Detective
Huli1gan was so badly injured that he died. Six
teen thousand dollars reward Was offered for the
capture OF the gang, and the police all over the
country were requested to keep lookout for the
murderers
FOR une past month Capt. Hoehn has been at
WORK in the locality OF Alpena The police Of this
murderers were In hiding In the woods OF Northern
Michigan, and that they had made AIpena their
foun :, to his sorrow, that the criminals had flown
The officials OF Alpena were given the fullest de-
scription OF the men. In addition TO their photo
graphs.
Yesterday afternoon superintendent Schmftt re-
ceived telegram from Sheriff Lynch, stating
that the murderers were in the vicinity OF AIpena.
The chief and CaptS. HOehn and McHannan held
long consultation, and II was decided that the
best plan was to have Capt. HOeha and Detective
cnief OF detectives, was eated over The kilograms
which had been received. He said that the case had
appeared very bright for the PAST few days Sheriff
Lynch was In Cleveland on Saturday, and his de-
scription OF the Alpena gang Tailed with that OF
the murderers or Hunigan. Yesterday he tele-
graphed that the men had returned to Alpena
and at O'Clock last night he was wired to organ
ize posse and capture them. Detective Reeves
also received information That the deSperadOes
were at Alpena, and he and Capt. Hoehn LETT on
the steamer CITY OF Detroit last night for Detroit
and from there their destination ID Alpena. The
officers were not aware that the arrests
had been made when they left the city.
The information received by Detective
Reeves was that the men were stopping
with the sister OF q woman who lives In this city
any who has been suspected OF knowing the where.
abouts OF the murdererS. Capt. McHannan Is POSI-
tive that the right men have been captured and
the necessary reQuisition papers will be secured at
once The captain Is almost positive that one OF
the prisoners Is not Hanley, but Matthew Kenne-
dy alias McMunn. 1t is his opinion that Hanley
has cut loose from the gang, and that Kennedy
and Morgan are travelling together.
The woman under whose protection the murder
ers said TO have lived Is sister OF Mrs Lowry
the wife OF the notorious Charles Lowry, thief
Mrs Lowry lives on Hamilton street in this city
and her house was raided few days after the
Ravenna tragedy.
An Ofricer was sent to Columbus ON the first
train this morning after reQuisition papers. The
murdSrers OF Hullgan were indicted by the grand
jury or Portage County, for murder in the first de-
gree. superintendent Schmitt sent q telegram TO
HOehn and Reeves az Detroit, and one to Sheriff
Lynch at Alpena, to hold the prisoners at any
cost.